New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-02
NEW-YoRK CLUES CRUISE
4 FINER SIGHT THAN ANAvAL REVIEW.

FINER SIGHT THAN A NAVAL REVIEW.
ENGLAND LEADS IN NOISE AND SMOKE But MOI IN
GRACE AND DEAUTY-THE rRoGnAxAE
umo.t he couooisd that In getting up naval
..visv E,eland 10 tar shss of America, bat 1t Il
soualv certain that in getting up IA aquatic spec-
tso,e such A. will DO presented bv tho fleet OF tho
Nsv.York Yacht Club on its annual cruise America
takes the lead That Spthead affair was noisy and
smoky There IL no uslier type of vessel than the
modern mastless type Of sea-going ironclad, and
tbere 10 no prettier craft aoat than such boats a.
the Volunteer, MAyfower, Puritan, Titania and
Shamrock, when they sprsad their white wings to
tho breeze -.
The hundred and fifty odd yachts that Will
gather ct Nsw-London tomorrow will presert
eight that in the element of beauty viii Tar sur
pass that seen at Spithead. 1t will be free from
noise and smoke. 1t will be suggestive OF gentle
peace aud the attendant arts, AMI not war aes'r"o
ton and bloodshed. No such feet OF yachts IS ever
gathered together In England And as regards tho
number and variety of yachts competing the rae
inc that will take place during tho cruise Will 10
far snpsrior TO ANYTHING seen in England In recent
years Their reg atlas have dwindled down 10
coutest between SIX or seven boats, often less.
what bothsrs the yachtsmsn of the New-York
Yacht Club is that the people at tue ports whore
thew stop are too approciative They want to SOC
too much OF them. They otfer them more cups
than they can possibly compete for Just what
thew will do about it will not be settled until the
meeting of the lleet captains on Wednesday night
on board of the flagship Electra. But there VIII
be at least two races-that for the ios'et cup and
the regatta at Marblehead that will bring together
sthe big six" the Volunteer, the Atlantic, the
MayAower, tue Puritan, the Priscilla and the Eng
lish Galatea. 1t is pretty certain that tho winner
l,a ait Volunteer
Mayfiower, but whatever boat wins there will be
some fine Yacht sailing. General Paine has got the
vo.nnteer into satisfactory trim in remarkably
abort tim. All the reports of her sailing represent
her nc a marvel of speed. But until she has been
tested it'll other yachts of her class no cautious
man will gamble on these reports Somebody at
tached to the Thistle, more ariotc than discreet,
has asserted that the Volunteer must be az least
twenty minutes better than the Mayfower over
forty mile course in order to beat tho Thistle
That is 1bluf," pure and simple The utmost
twisting and struininc that can DO put uron the
schiey e,uents of the Thistle i'll her contests with
the Irex do not justify any such conclusion on
the contrary they afford good ground Tor regardihK
the Mayaower as fully match for the Thistle.
inst now there Is a great deal of "pot-leading"
and bottom. scraping going on among the yachts.
The MayAower and the schooner lroquois OF Bos-
ton formerly the Julia. were on the Dry dock a9
Market-st yesterday getting scraped, sana pspeTeu
cruise and races Of the New York Club. The cutter
Clara and the snug little schooner Carlo Ia were
also waiting their tnrn to be docked. nc CiaIa IS
an imported cutter and was built in SCOTLAND from
desiqne by Fife. She is built like a greyhound and
looks like racing machine all over enc appears
SPEEDY but there is nothing about her suggestive
of comfort. You have 10 look at tn" Uroau ueoA Vi
Captain Craven, of the Mayfower. like many
sailors, is q man of few words ana great nooesN.
ball road beating
the volunteer he said but rha do our best to get
all of the boat that she is capable OF anu wn1 size
Have You been able to make any Improvement in
aweiI think she could be improved for light weather
work" replied Captain Craven.
"Weil. guess won't tell how yet was the charac-
teristically cautious response
As above stated the programme for the cruise Will
not be definitely settled until tomorrow night
But IL is probable that the yachts leaving New
London on Thursday morning will arrive at New
port that night or Friday morong IN te 70 1s
for the GOeet cups are likely t. take place next
day, Saturday. The interest attaching 70 the noOo
cup which will bring out the :" big SIX. VIII over
shadow everything else. But at tbe same Tine nhe
there is q race for schooners for 81 .O0o cup me
entries will probably inclnde the Pamer, tne
TroubadOur the Magie the lroquoi, anu Tue
Sachem. 1t is thought that the Sachems chances
of winning arc best, The owners OF the smaller
sloops are not likely to content themselves with
watching the performances of the bigger craft, but
are pretty sure to get up a sweepstake race among
themselves.
When the Citizens cup offered by che people or
Newport will be laced for, or whether 10 VIII pe
raced for at all, cannot be known until the yach,
captains in council assembled have duly cSnsidered
off Marblebead in which the New-York Club will
participate is likely to take place August 10 or
IL The 81 600 cup offered by The Boston Herdtd
will again bring out the big six and there VIII
be numerous prlzes for schooners aud smaller
sloops SO that there will be abundance OF sport
all round After these races the fleet may dlspan9
or 90 on TO BAR Harbor to race tor prizes offered
there. or return to Newport to race for the Citl-
zens' cup.
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